The 2 Best On The Record Podcast Episodes
1) 'Spell Freedom' tells of underground schools that fueled Civil Rights Movement
Behind the headlines we remember from the Civil Rights Movement was an organized effort to teach African-Americans the literacy and civic skills they needed to register to vote--how to sign their name...Show More
2) Mayis: Native American oral histories from Maryland's Eastern Shore
We learn about the Native communities who lived, and still live along Maryland's Eastern Shore. Drew Shuptar-Rayvis a citizen and ambassador of the Pocomoke Indian Nation, paints a picture of their tr...Show More
3) I. Henry Phillips Sr. photos make BMI's 'The Daily Hustle' pulse with life
A photograph captures a moment in time, and when you string many of those moments together, it paints a detailed picture of what once was. That is the case of the decades-long work and keen eye of...Show More
4) Impact of ghost guns settlement for Baltimore
It’s the biggest verdict ever against a gun dealer in the U.S., Baltimore says: $62 million dollars. In late August a jury sided with the city in its lawsuit alleging an Anne Arundel gun dealer had fl...Show More
5) Language is powerful: What happens when the NEA tries to edit history for students?
The National Education Association, the nation’s largest teacher’s union, published a handbook with new guidance that omitted the mention of Jews when teaching Holocaust history. They said they’ve upd...Show More
6) Stories from the Stoop: Naomi Cross and Laura Lippman
Labor Day is Monday… and for a bit of an early celebration, we bring you a couple stoop stories about jobs. The first: a tale from Naomi Cross, about her first foray into the working world… the second...Show More
7) Rocks above, rocks beneath: the geologic history of Baltimore's buildings
Several times a year the Natural History Society of Maryland offers folks an opportunity to explore the geology of Baltimore City’s buildings and monuments. The next tour is Sunday, September 14, led ...Show More
8) Laura Lippman's 'Murder Takes A Vacation'
Author Laura Lippman's 29th or 30th novel, depending how you count, is 'Murder Takes a Vacation': a cozy mystery that follows a plus-sized Baltimore widow in her late 60s who is breaking out of her sh...Show More
9) "Under the Radar": Short stories from author Rosalia Scalia
Author Rosalia Scalia is out with another collection of short stories. It’s called “Under the Radar” and includes tales that catch people at their most vulnerable. Sometimes, because of death, and ...Show More
10) What to do with unneeded clothes? Helpsy can help!
Americans buy a lot of clothes. The non-profit Public Interest Research Group estimates that the average consumer bought 53 items of clothing last year, which is four times as much as 25 years ago. ...Show More